How MRCM has adapted to changes during COVID-19 & how we test for possible fungal superinfections
One of the hottest topics in medical mycology this year has been how often COVID-19 is associated with fungal superinfections,
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How we use pyrosequencing to detect azole resistance genes in Aspergillus fumigatus
Pyrosequencing in practice in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Novak-Frazer et al (2020) Deciphering Aspergillus fumigatus cyp51A-mediated triazole resistance by pyrosequencing
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Dr Rautemaa-Richardson helps develop new BASHH guidelines for vulvovaginal candidiasis
Dr Riina Rautemaa-Richardson of MRCM was recently an author on the new British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
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Importance of GM-BAL screening for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in liver disease patients
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a well-known risk for severely immunocompromised patients; in recent years, however, the infection has been
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LDBio’s rapid Aspergillus IgG screening kit is sensitive (92%) and specific (98%) for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
A new screening test kit will speed up diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) say researchers from the University of
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Comparison of three MALDI-ToF libraries (MSI, Bruker, NIH) for identification of filamentous fungi
MALDI-ToF MS is a mass spectrometry technique that has revolutionised identification of bacteria in clinical samples, but whose use for filamentous
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Rapid qPCR detection of a wide range of Coccidioides clinical specimens: has culture had its day?
A diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis must be supported by laboratory tests such as fungal culture or antibody testing, as it cannot
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Pathogenic fungi cultured from up to ~75% of hospital linen in U.S. transplant and cancer centres
Contaminated hospital linen has been linked to several outbreaks of mucormycosis (caused by fungi including Mucor, Rhizopus, Lichtheimia), but its
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Paired blood cultures more sensitive than single for candidaemia
Guidelines (CLSI / UK SMI / ESCMID) often recommend taking 2 or 3 sets of blood cultures from different peripheral
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90% reduction in inappropriately-initiated antifungal therapy following antifungal stewardship programme at Wythenshawe Hospital ICU
Antifungal stewardship (AFS) aims to monitor and reduce unnecessary use of antifungal agents in order to preserve their effectiveness for
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